ISSN:
1435-604X
Keywords:
Low intensity lasers
;
Blood flow
;
Laser Doppler
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
,
Physics
,
Technology
Notes:
Abstract Low-intensity (therapeutic) laser therapy (LILT) has become a popular therapeutic modality for use by physiotherapists in the clinical management of a wide variety of conditions, including the promotion of wound repair and as an hypo-algesic agent. Nevertheless, the scientific data in support of the continued application of lasers in the clinic remains sparse, although recent studies have demonstrated a number of quantifiable biological effects of low-intensity laser, including laser-mediated increases in human median nerve conduction latency in vivo. In the present study, the effect of irradiation with low-intensity laser (1.5 J cm−2; 830 nm) on forearm skin blood flow in humans has been assessed using a laser Doppler flowmeter: (1) under resting conditions; (2) with concomitant measurement of antidromic median nerve conduction latency; and (3) after raising skin blood flow by immersion of the arm in water at 45
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02133616
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